Best New Bands » The Beatles http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Album Review: The Technicolors – Listener http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-technicolors-listener/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-technicolors-listener/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:34:59 +0000 In 1997, after phenomenal freshman and sophomore albums, Oasis released Be Here Now. Even though many critics liked the album, some criticized the overproduced sound and bloated length. Oasis had tried to go from early Beatles to White Album Beatles overnight and while the album sold well it was still considered a disappointment. It sort

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  1. Album Review: Fort Lean – Fort Lean EP Brooklyn’s Fort Lean yearns to be the biggest band in the world and have the work ethic to back it up, at least that’s their claim. They want to be Springsteen, U2 or Oasis. Again these are things they’ve chosen...
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  1. Chasing Kings: Music to make art to When I first searched for Chasing Kings online,  I discovered a melancholy acoustic band that didn’t seem at all like the band I had heard so much about. Friends and colleagues alike raved about the group, but I was less...
  2. Catching up with Active Child’s Patrick Grossi I first met Active Child’s Patrick Grossi while he was opening for Islands and Steel Phantoms at The Loft in Dallas in July. We chatted about how the tour was going, and he gave me a copy of his Curtis...
  3. Vonnegutt: Alternative Hip Hop Kings of the Dirty South Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Vonnegutt, the self-described “alternative/hip-hop/pop” four-piece repping the Dirty South.  Fronted by emcee Kyle Lucas from Marietta, Georgia, Kyle had been hustlin’ on the mixtape scene for years before meeting with session...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/catching-up-with-chasing-kings/feed/ 0 The Nervous Wreckords: Yes, their music is as cool as their name http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 It seems like bands will do try just about anything to distinguish themselves and attract the attention of potential fans. But a precious few are able to naturally and instantly appeal to both the eyes and ears in such a way as to not only draw attention, but keep it. The Nervous Wreckords is one

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  1. Delta Spirit Rock The Music Box and A Conversation With Matthew Vasquez At 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Music Box on Hollywood Blvd., San Diego-natives Delta Spirit took to the stage for their largest headlining show to date in the City of Angels. Having recently sold out the El Rey...
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  3. Sarah Jaffe: On future plans and living in a town where she will never be cool It used to be that one couldn’t live in the relatively small town of Denton, Texas without having heard of local singer/songwriter Sarah Jaffe. But now, it’s difficult to find a person in the indie music world who hasn’t run...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/feed/ 0 Meet Tim of Ivan & Alyosha http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/meet-tim-of-ivan-alyosha-bnbs-artist-in-residence-for-february/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/meet-tim-of-ivan-alyosha-bnbs-artist-in-residence-for-february/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ivan & Alyosha is a four-piece that began as a solo project for Tim Wilson a few years ago, quickly growing to include Ryan Carbary, Tim Kim, and Pete Wilson. I was at first intrigued by the blend of americana and indie rock and their traditional yet deeply thoughtful songwriting. But after I saw a

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  1. Captain Ahab, Meet Freelance Whales Instrumental segments are bittersweet. A lot of new bands don’t have the skill-set or the patience to rely on their instruments. They are over-zealous is making a name for themselves to the point where they think a catchy lyric is...
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  3. Sky Larkin’s Katie Harkin Discusses New Album Kaleide, Maintaining Balance, and Being the Daughter of Scientists   Sky Larkin is a very busy trio from Leeds. They’re touring nonstop through the US through the end of October before heading up to Canada, and then they head back to Europe for dates planned through the middle of...
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